Jane Foley Ferraro Wins Painting Award
Jane Foley Ferraro was awarded third place abstract for her painting Echoes Softly Pace in the June Bold Brush Painting Competition sponsored by FASO (Fine Art Studio Online) and judged by Kyle Stuckey.
Andrea Tasevski Wins Two Awards
Andrea Tasevski received the Rochester Art Supply Award for Renée at the Pastel Society of Western New York’s The Art of Light and Color show at the Kenan Center. She also won a Dick Blick award for Streets of Siena at the 9th Annual Adirondack National Pastel Exhibition at the LARAC Mountain Gallery in Glens Falls, NY,
Dennis Stierer’s Photograph in SE Center for Photography
Dennis Stierer’s photograph, Good Hope Picnic Grounds from his project ByPassed America, was chosen for the exhibit Forgotten. The exhibit was juried by Paula Tognarelli at the SE CENTER for Photography, 116 East Broad St. in Greenville, SC. The exhibit will hang in the main gallery from 9/1 – 9/30/2023.
Art Work Needed for UBMD Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine New Building
UBMDOSM is looking for interested local artists to display their work in this exciting new space.
The COMMA Gallery CALL for Art, INSIDE, OUTSIDE, IN BETWEEN;
The COMMA Fine Art Gallery, located at 17 Elm Street in East Aurora, is seeking works for its first group show, INSIDE, OUTSIDE, IN BETWEEN, that express the idea of ‘the space in between’ or the duality or intimacy of an inside/outside space, to exist both within and without, crossing the gap between one thing and another. We invite works that go beyond the literal interpretation of the theme. INSIDE, OUTSIDE, IN BETWEEN Show dates: September 8 – October 6 CALL FOR ART July 24 – August 7 midnight Our goal is to inspire reflection, excite and stimulate conversation around the pause within movement or flow. All artistic and photographic mediums considered; no digital reproductions. Artists may submit up to two pieces for consideration /…
The Generator Fund: New Grants for Visual Arts Projects
Generator Fund is meant to support artistic activity outside of the studio, to encourage collaboration, and to foster new connections and institutions among artists in Buffalo, Niagara Falls, and the suburban and rural areas that surround us.
Musician, Web Designer and BSA Member David Cloyd on the Cover of Stroll Magazine
Look who made the cover of the latest Stroll Delaware Park magazine – David Cloyd! David is behind the redesign and many new functions of the Buffalo Society of Arts website. (Photo by Michelle Day Photography)
Susan Palys Cites BSA Website as Instrumental in Securing Commission
Susan Explains I have good news to share with our membership that started with the BSA website artist listings! I was contacted in April by a young woman inquiring for her dad about a very special commission. Her dad’s dream was to have a landscape painting done as an “heirloom” artwork. It was a very special landscape depicting the village he was born in and the home of his ancestors, Futani, Italy. The young lady informed me that she had been searching for an artist willing to take on commission for a large (30″x48″) painting for quite some time when she was referred to the Buffalo Society of Artist’s website. After looking through the exhibiting artists profiles and featured work, she reached out to me…
BSA Studio Visits are Back!
The first summer BSA Open Studio visit after our required COVID break was held at Sally Treanor’s home studio on Saturday, June 3rd. Sally provided an overview of the build-out of the space from unheated/uncooled attic to a modern, up-to-date, purpose-built work space. Visitors saw slide-in painting storage and shelving for acid-free boxes and teaching materials. A flat file provides a framing station. The area is super-insulated with a Mitsubishi unit providing heating and cooling. Finally, color corrected, full-spectrum lighting was chosen over skylights and the whole space was rewired. Sally gave two demonstrations illustrating some of the special joys of watercolor. The first was a mini video (4.5 minutes) demo of surf and rocks. The second demo was a paint-along that Sally calls “The…
July is World Watercolor Month at Hyatt’s
Hahnemühle joins Hyatt’s in planning a Watercolor Weekend scheduled for Friday, July 21st, and Saturday, July 22nd, 2023. Join Joe Domeier from Hahnemühle, on Saturday for his 30 min presentation: “Paper Makes A Difference.” Joe will offer the attendees free sample kits of Hahnemühle’s Collection Watercolor paper. There will also be a rafflle of some Collection Watercolor Pads to lucky winners. You can experience the Collection Watercolor kits NOW before the event. Simply send your request and your mailing address to receive the cold-press Collection watercolor sample to usaartists@hahnemuehle.com. Then share your experience with your members and invite them to come, join in on all the fun and be part of the experience on July 22nd.